General Hon. SirLeicesterSmyth was born on 25 October 1829.1 He was the son of Richard William PennCurzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and LadyHarriet GeorgianaBrudenell.1 He married Alicia Maria ElizaSmyth, daughter of RobertSmyth, on 12 February 1866.1 He died on 27 January 1891 at age 61.1 He was given the name of Leicester Curzon at birth.1 He fought in the Crimea War.1 He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Raglan.1 He was decorated with the award of the Knight, Order of the Medjidie.1 He was Military Secretary of Ireland between 1865 and 1870.1 On 16 November 1866 his name was legally changed to Leicester Smyth by Royal Licence.1 He was decorated with the award of the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.1 He gained the rank of General in the service of the Rifle Brigade.1 He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1870.1 He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)1 He was commanding officer of the Southern District in 1889.1 He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar in 1890.1

Colonel SirRobert Nigel FitzhardingeKingscote was born on 28 February 1830 at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.2,3 He was the son of ColonelThomas HenryKingscote and LadyIsabella Anne FrancesSomerset.3 He married, firstly, Hon.Caroline SophiaWyndham, daughter of GeorgeWyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield of Leconfield and Mary FannyBlunt, on 13 March 1851 at Petworth, Sussex, England.2,3 He married, secondly, LadyEmily MarieCurzon, daughter of Richard William PennCurzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and LadyHarriet GeorgianaBrudenell, on 5 February 1856 at Congerston, Leicestershire, England.3 He died on 22 September 1908 at age 78.3 He was commissioned in 1846 with the rank of Captain, in the service of the Scots Fusilier Guards.2,3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Gloucestershire, Western Division between 1852 and 1885.3 He fought in the Crimean War, as Aide-de-Camp to Field Marshal Lord Raglan, his great-uncle.2 He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1855.2 He held the office of Groom-in-Waiting to HM Queen Victoria between 1859 and 1866.3 In 1861 he inherited the estate at Kingscote.2 He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales in 1867.2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Scots Guards.3 He held the office of President of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1878.2 He held the office of Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1885 and 1895.3 He was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1888.3 He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1889.3 He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.3 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1894.2 He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.3 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.3 He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VII between 1901 and 1902.3 He held the office of Paymaster-General of the Royal Household between 1901 and 1908.3 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1902.3 He lived at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.1

Lt.-Col.Warner Francis John PlantagenetHastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon was born on 8 July 1868.1 He was the son of Francis Power PlantagenetHastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Anne WilmotWestenra.1 He married Maud MargaretWilson, daughter of SirSamuelWilson and JeanCampbell, on 11 June 1892.1 He died on 5 April 1939 at age 70.1 He was Page of Honour to the Vice-Regal Court of ireland between 1880 and 1881.1 He succeeded to the title of 15th Earl of Huntingdon [E., 1529] on 20 May 1885.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of King's County.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment.1

Children of Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon and Maud MargaretWilson

Hon. SirAssheton GoreCurzon-Howe was born on 10 August 1850.1 He was the son of Richard William PennCurzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and AnneGore.1 He married Alice AnneCowell, daughter of General Rt. Hon. SirJohnCowell, on 25 February 1892.1 He died on 1 March 1911 at age 60.1 He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)1 He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)1 He was Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Portsmouth.1 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)1